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Event Type: Gravel Bikepacking Race
Time of Year: Late Summer
The North South Bikepacking race is set to roll out from Fort Collins again in 2024. The 500+-mile self-supported gravel race (similar to the CTR) with roughly  48500 feet of elevation gain will end in Trinidad, CO. The route has about 200 miles of pavement, 300 of gravel, and 15-30 miles of singletrack (all +-).

The FoCo Fondo has joined forces with three independent Colorado gravel races to create the Colorado Summer of Gravel Series. Four races built on an omnium format with payouts for women, men and non-binary racers. Points and placings are separate to overall race results. i.e. You may be 118th place at CO2UT in the overall for the 125 mile race results but 7th Male SOG finisher and you would receive points based on the 7th place male finisher in the SOG standings.

Peter Discoe and the Ramble Rides crew have added a race to their usually super chill portfolio.  Race the Ramble is a 125-mile gravel race in Jackson County, Colorado in late August. Here's the twist, racers must compete in teams of two or four riders.

Whit and Zack with Bike Sports are hosting several training rides leading into this summer’s FoCo Fondo. The rides are free, but you must sign a waiver. The Fondo takes place on July 23rd.

RioSwap 2023 will take place on Sunday, March 5th. RioSwap is one of the crown jewels of the YGR empire. The annual bike/outdoor gear swap and season launch party is hosted by YGR in the Rio’s Agave Room. Admission is free, vendor tables are cheap and the Rio chips, salsa and margs are fantastic.

Join us for a fundraiser comedy show to benefit race experiences for athletes with disabilities in the Front Range through myTeam Triumph and Athletes in Tandem!
Doors open at 6:00 - buy a drink, connect with friends, and finish your holiday shopping at our silent auction with jewelry, autographed Colorado Eagles gear, CSU swag, running gear and more!
Nancy Norton headlining (2021 BEST OF THE FEST SHOW with Jay Leno- Burbank Comedy Festival, 2018 WINNER Boston Comedy Festival – FIRST WOMAN TO EVER WIN IT!)
Feature Andie Main ( host of People Enjoying Terrible Accidents, national touring comedian on festivals including High Plains Comedy Festival, Bridgetown, The Comedy Exposition, repeated appearances at SF Sketchfest and The All Jane Comedy Festival, The 208 Festival, Bumbershoot, Seattle Sketchfest, Portland Pride, Treefort Festival and Cromfest.
As well as Cal Sheridan, Gabby Gutierrez-Reed, Sam Sisson and Mo Vida.

Brannan Fix and Fix Racing are heading to Europe for the kerstperiode (translates to the "Christ period") block of races this week. After an intentionally slow start to the season, Fix is hoping solid Belgian block. By this time in 2021 Fix had raced 18 races, all of which were on the road, and was admittedly cracked by Nationals opting not to head to Belgium to vie for a Worlds spot.  So far this season Fix has only raced 15 times with two local races and although his 13th place at Nationals was a tad lackluster and making the Worlds team unlikely, he's motivated to head across the pond for some valuable euro experience. 

Colorado Cycling (fka BRAC) and Bicycle Colorado announced today that Colorado Cycling would be absorbed by Bicycle Colorado and the brand will be retired. All former Colorado Cycling functions will be handled by a position within Bicycle Colorado.  The 501(c)3 is currently hiring a full-time Event Program Manager that will be "responsible for the success of the Events Program. This individual will manage a small team of contractors and staff to provide services to event organizations and clubs to support their success. This individual will work closely with Bicycle Colorado’s Membership and Development, Communications, and Policy teams and the Executive Director." The hybrid position based out of Denver will pay between $60,000 – $70,000 and includes health, vision, and dental insurance.

FC Moves is developing its Vision Zero Action plan and is requesting the public's input.
The Plan will identify specific actions for the City to take in the next ten years to achieve Vision Zero and eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on the city’s transportation network. The Plan will take a data-driven approach to identify crash trends and develop a High-injury Network (HIN) where a disproportionate number of crashes led to fatalities and serious injuries. The actions in the Plan address safety issues in these crash trends and the HIN.

Fort Collins has nine racers racing 14 times at Cyclocross Nationals this week in Hartford, Connecticut. Both Brannan Fix and Nick Carter won National Championships the last time they were held here in 2017. Collegiate Varsity for Brannan and 15-16 Juniors for Nick.  Hopefully, NoCo can produce similar results this time around. Stay tuned for updates as racing gets underway.

There's a new gravel ride rolling from Trek North (202 W Laurel St, Fort Collins, CO 80521) in Fort Collins on Sunday mornings.
Rain, snow, or shine, you can bet we're gonna ride! Join us on Sunday mornings for our weekly gravel group ride. We'll explore 25-35 miles on gravel and pavement terrain at an average pace of 15mph. This ride is the perfect opportunity for intermediate riders to get some mile and elevation gains in.